Backup Best Practices for Tanzanian Businesses
How to set up reliable backups for your website, database, and email to protect against data loss.
Why Backups Are Non-Negotiable
Ransomware, accidental deletion, failed updates, and hacking are real risks. Businesses without backups rarely fully recover from data loss.
Sakurahost Automatic Backups
- Daily backups retained for 7 days
- Weekly backups retained for 4 weeks
- Stored on a separate server (not the same machine as your data)
- Restore via cPanel > Backup Wizard or contact support
The 3-2-1 Backup Rule
3 copies of your data, on 2 different media, with 1 off-site:
- Copy 1: Your live website (server)
- Copy 2: Sakurahost automated backup
- Copy 3: Your local backup (computer or Google Drive)
Manual Backup via cPanel
- cPanel → Backup Wizard → Back Up
- Select Full Backup or individual components
- Download to your computer
WordPress Sites
Install UpdraftPlus (free plugin) to schedule automatic backups to Google Drive or Dropbox.
Test Your Restores
Every 3 months, restore your latest backup to a staging environment and verify everything works. A backup you've never tested is not a backup.
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